Richard Steel / 2020VISION / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) with beak full of sandeels, Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, UK, July.

Staffan Widstrand / Brunnich's Guillemot (Uria lomvia) stretching wings and calling on small ice floe, Svalbard, Norway, July

Staffan Widstrand / Brunnich's Guillemot (Uria lomvia) on sea surface, Svalbard, Norway July

Andrew Parkinson / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) in flight with two fish in beak. Farne Islands, UK, July.

Paul D Stewart / Great Auk (Pinguinus impennis) from the Rev. Francis Orpen Morris' 'A History of British Birds' by the printer Benjamin Fawcett circa 1853. Morris was instrumental in founding the Royal Society for th...

Rob Jordan / 2020VISION / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) with sand eels in beak, Farne Islands, Northumberland, June.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula artica) adult on breeding cliffs. Hermaness NNR, Shetland, UK, June. Did you know? After the breeding season puffins lose their bright beaks and the colourful markings arou...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula artica) adults on breeding cliffs. Hermaness NNR, Shetland, UK, June.

Danny Green / 2020VISION / Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica) silhouetted against dusk light. Kerry, Scotland, UK.

Orsolya Haarberg / Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) with fish in its beak, wings spread, Rost Archipelago, Lofoten, Nordland, Norway, July

Erlend Haarberg / Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) with plant in beak, Iceland, July

Markus Varesvuo / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) landing in snow, Norway, March

Vladimir Medvedev / Nesting colony of Thick-billed Murre / Brunnich's Guillemot (Uria lomvia) on St. Jonah's island, Sea of Okhotsk, Far East Russia, July

Roy Mangersnes / Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) in flight against snow, Finnmark, Northern Norway, April

Laurie Campbell / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) calling, Lunga Island, Treshnish Isles off Mull, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, July

Laurie Campbell / Black-headed gulls (Larus ridibundus) robbing Puffin (Fratercula arctica) of catch, Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, June

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Tourist watching a Puffin (Fratercula arctica), Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, July 2011. Did you know? When flying a Puffin can flap its wings 400 times a minute.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) standing on a rock, posing for a tourist holding a camera, Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK, July 2011. 2020VISION Book Plate. Did you know? Although the largest colonies of pu...

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Adult Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) in flight in summer, backlit, Isle of Lunga, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, July 2011. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Nick Garbutt / Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica) gathering around burrows on cliff top, Isle of Lunga, Treshnish Isles, Isle of Mull, Scotland, UK, June

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Portrait of adult Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) in summer plumage, Isle of Lunga, Inner Hebrides, Scotland, UK, July 2011

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Brunnich's Guillemot (Uria lomvia) flying between misty colony cliffs. Spitsbergen, Svalbard, August.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Brunnich's Guillemot (Uria lomvia) cliff colony seen through snow. Spitsbergen, Svalbard, July.

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Common guillemot (Uria aalge) swimming underwater, Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK, July

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) by entrance to its burrow amongst flowering Sea thrift (Armeria maritima) Sumburgh Head, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, June 2011

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) swimming underwater, Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK, July. 2020VISION Book Plate.

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Common guillemot (Uria aalge) swimming underwater, Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK, July. Did you know? Guillemots are shaped like a penguin for hydrodynamics, but with wings like cormorants for aer...

Alex Mustard / 2020VISION / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) swimming underwater, Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK, July

Andrew Parkinson / Common Guillemot (Uria aalge) two adults perched together, Saltee Islands, Republic of Ireland, UK, May.

Andrew Parkinson / Puffins (Fratercula arctica) pair take off together to go fishing. Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK, May.

Robert Thompson / Razorbill (Alca torda) in flight, Great Saltee Island, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June

Danny Green / Little Auks (Alle alle) flying low above surface in front of iceberg. Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, July 2010. Highly commended in the Birds category in the GDT competition 2011.

Markus Varesvuo / Razorbill (Alca torda) coming in to land. Norway, March. Magic Moments book plate, page 106-107.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Silhouette of Razorbill (Alca torda) against sunset, flapping wings. June 2010. Photographer quote: 'A cacophonous seabird colony on a summers evening is just spell-binding. Throw in a decent sunset a...

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Silhouette of Razorbill (Alca torda) against sunset, flapping wings. June 2010.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Silhouette of Razorbill (Alca torda) against sunset. June 2010.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Silhouette of Razorbill (Alca torda) against sunset. June 2010.

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Razorbill (Alca torda) taking off from cliff. June 2010.

Paul Hobson / Portrait of Puffin (Fratercula arctica) in nest burrow, Shetland, Scotland, UK, July

Markus Varesvuo / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) portrait in the snow, Norway, March

Andrew Parkinson / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) head portrait, and single flower of Thrift (Ameria maritima) Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, July (non-ex)

Andrew Parkinson / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) in flight, preparing to land on cliff top, with beak full of Sand eels (Ammodytes tobianus) Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, July (non-ex)

Edwin Giesbers / Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) looking curious, Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK, June

Edwin Giesbers / Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) looking curious, Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK, June

Edwin Giesbers / Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) scratching, Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK, June

Steven Kazlowski / Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) flying along the coast of Svalbard in summer, Norway

Andrew Parkinson / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) looking at a single stem of thrift. July. Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK

Wild Wonders of Europe / de la Lez / Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) with Common guillemot (Uria aalge) prey, Alkehornet, Svalbard, Norway, July 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / de la Lez / Little auk (Alle alle) calling, Fuglesangen, Svalbard, Norway, June 2008

Laurie Campbell / Guillemot (Uria aalge) calling, Farne Islands, Northumberland, England, June

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Razorbill (Alca torda) with sandeels in beak, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) with sandeels in beak, Saltee Island, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Razorbill (Alca torda) calling, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Puffin (Fraterclua arctica) with fish in beak, Saltee Island, Republic of Ireland June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Razorbill (Aalca torda) landing on rock, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) Saltee, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Common guillemot (Uria aalge) Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Common guillemot (Uria aalge) with fish in beak, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Common guillemot (Uria aalge) bridled form and an out of focus Razorbill (Alca torda) Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Two Razorbills (Alca torda) and a Common guillemot (Uria aalge) Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Puffin (Fraterclua arctica) with fish in beak, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) standing on rock calling, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Razorbill (Alca torda) in flight, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Razorbill (Alca torda) landing on rock carrying fish, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Guillemots (Uria aalge) one in flight, two sitting on rock, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Razorbill (Alca torda) in flight, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Hermansen / Razorbill (Alca torda) with fish in beak, Saltee Islands, County Wexford, Republic of Ireland, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Liodden / Brunnich's guillemots (Uria lomvia) on ice, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, June 2009 WWE BOOK Wild Wonders kids book.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Liodden / Black guillemot (Cepphus grylle) in flight over water, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, March 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Liodden / Black guillemot (Cepphus grylle) diving into water, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, March 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Green / Northern gannets (Morus bassanus) and Common guillemots (Uria aalge) on rock face, The Flannans, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, July 2009

Andy Rouse / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) with sand eels for young, Fair Isle, Shetland Islands, UK

Andy Rouse / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) outside burrow amongst flowering thrift, Fair Isle, Shetland Islands, UK

Andy Rouse / Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) by burrow, carrying unpalatable pipefish for chick due to Sand eel over-fishingm, Fair Isle, Shetland, UK

Andy Rouse / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) standing on cliff top, Fair Isle, Shetland Islands, UK

Andy Rouse / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) standing amongst flowering thrift, Fair Isle, Shetland Islands, UK

Andy Rouse / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) sitting on cliff top amongst thrift flower, lighthouse in the distance, Fair Isle, Shetland Islands, UK

Andy Rouse / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) carrying feather to burrow, Fair Isle, Shetland Islands, UK

Andy Rouse / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) strectching wings before flight, Fair Isle, Shetland Islands, UK

Andy Rouse / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) portrait, Fair Isle, Shetland Islands, UK

Andy Rouse / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) landing carrying Sand eels in beak, Fair Isle, Shetland Islands, UK

Andy Rouse / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) standing on cliff top, Fair Isle, Shetland Islands, UK

Andy Rouse / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) with Sand eels for young, Fair Isle, Shetland Islands, UK

Andy Rouse / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) landing carrying Sand eels, Fair Isle, Shetland Islands, UK

Roger Powell / Black Guillemot {Cepphus grylle} with Sandeel fish in beak trying to entice a female to his nest site, Caithness, Scotland, UK

Graham Eaton / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) running over the sea, about to take off, Aberdaron, Wales, UK, May

Wild Wonders of Europe / Liodden / Little auk (Alle alle) stretching wings on rock, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway, June 2009

Guy Edwardes / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) with fish chased by Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus) Isle of May, Firth of Forth, Fife, Scotland, UK, June

Andrew Parkinson / Razorbill (Alca torda) coming in to land on its cliff top nest site, Saltee Islands, Republic of Ireland, May

Andrew Parkinson / Black guillemot (Cepphus grylle) with a fish in its beak, evening light, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, July

Andrew Parkinson / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) peering over a grassy bank, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, July

Jouan & Rius / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) pair on sea cliffs, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK

Inaki Relanzon / Puffin {Fratercula arctica} looking out over coast at night, Iceland, July 1998

Jouan Rius / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) portrait, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK

Tom Vezo / Parakeet Auklet {Aethia psittacula} portrait on a rock, Alaska. Saint Paul Island

Tom Vezo / Tufted puffins {Lunda cirrhata} fighting, Alaska. Saint Paul Island